continue …Then maybe we’ll chew on a few walnuts or a couple of crunchy biscotti dipped in Vin Santo and well, why not, maybe just another little bit of caramel custard would be good, and so hard to resist…?
A shirt button, the bottom one, that most dangerous and restless one, is trying very hard to hold the tummy in and pulling tightly under pressure, maybe it will soon pop open silently and allow us to take a nice deep breath of relief. We look down at the belt and realize that it has completely disappeared, reabsorbed by the body and the belt buckle can be felt as it jams into the belly. Later tonight we find it tattooed on the umbilical. Lying in bed, the thought, “That’s it… down with the belly…the diet begins tomorrow!”

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